When it is recorded
Jan54
Feb60
Mar101
Apr290
May482
Jun339
Jul337
Aug352
Sep200
Oct116
Nov74
Dec39
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcestershire | England | 740 | |
| 2 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 414 | |
| 3 | Highland | Scotland | 283 | |
| 4 | Sheffield | England | 122 | |
| 5 | Herefordshire, County of | England | 89 | |
| 6 | Cumbria | England | 85 | |
| 7 | Devon | England | 64 | |
| 8 | Telford and Wrekin | England | 52 | |
| 9 | Powys | Wales | 45 | |
| 10 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 38 | |
| 11 | Norfolk | England | 29 | |
| 12 | Gwynedd | Wales | 24 | |
| 13 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 23 | |
| 14 | Cornwall | England | 20 | |
| 15 | Fife | Scotland | 20 |
1,883 England974 Scotland124 Wales25 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 83 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 3,232
- Peak month
- May
- Counties with records
- 83
- Scientific name
- Dryopteris affinis
- Also known as
- Scaly Male Fern
- Group
- Ferns and horsetails
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 33,839
- Most recorded in
- Worcestershire, Argyll and Bute, Highland, Sheffield, Herefordshire, County of, Cumbria, Devon, Telford and Wrekin
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Genus
- Dryopteris
- Name with authority
- Dryopteris affinis (Lowe) Fraser-Jenk.
- Contributing datasets
- 37
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8915858